Ch. 41

Question 1

Cross-contamination occurs when:

Answer 1

an EMT is exposed to a victim who has not yet been decontaminated

Question 2

If the incident command system is already established at the scene of a terrorist attack, the EMT should:

Answer 2

Locate the medical staging officer to obtain his or her assignment

Question 3

Most terrorist attacks are:

Answer 3

covert

Question 4

Point of distribution (PODs) are strategically placed facilities where:

Answer 4

antidotes, antibiotics, and vaccines are distributed

Question 5

The chemical attacks that occurred in Tokyo between 1994 and 1995 were carried out by a(n):

Answer 5

violent religious group

Question 6

The type and severity of wound sustained from incendiary and explosive devices primarily depend on the:

Answer 6

patient’s distance from the epicenter of the explosion

Question 7

When introduced into the body, ricin causes:

Answer 7

pulmonary edema and circulatory failure

Question 8

What is a chemical that is a net agent?

Answer 8

Soman

Question 9

What is true about a “dirty bomb”?

Answer 9

Dirty bombs could injure victims with both radioactive material and the explosive material used to deliver it

Question 10

What is true about anthrax?

Answer 10

The pulmonary anthrax is the deadliest form

Question 11

What type of terrorist group would MOST likely bomb an abortion clinic?

-Single-issue group
-Technology terrorists
-Extremist political group
-Violent religious group

Answer 11

Single-issue group

Question 12

The term “weaponization” is defined as:

-the period of time that a chemical agent will remain on a given surface before it evaporates.
-the method or mechanism by which a terrorist or terrorist group delivers a chemical or biologic agent.
-the cultivation, synthesization, and/or mutation of an agent in order to maximize the target population’s exposure.
-the detonation of an explosive device utilizing an item that is inconspicuous, such as a briefcase or suitcase.

Answer 12

the cultivation, synthesization, and/or mutation of an agent in order to maximize the target population’s exposure.

Question 13

The Department of Homeland Security posts a daily advisory system to keep the public aware of the current terrorist threat level. What does an orange level indicate?

-Low: Low risk of terrorist attacks
-High: High risk of terrorist attacks
-Severe: Severe risk of terrorist attacks
-Elevated: Significant risk of terrorist attacks

Answer 13

High: High risk of terrorist attacks

Question 14

You are dispatched to a bombing along with 15 other ambulances. Upon arriving at the scene, you should stage your ambulance:

-as close to the bombing site as possible.
-upwind and uphill from the bombing site.
-downwind and uphill from the bombing site.
-upwind and downhill from the bombing site.

Answer 14

upwind and uphill from the bombing site.

Question 15

A terrorist would MOST likely use a secondary explosive device:

-to ensure that a structure is completely destroyed.
-in case the primary explosive device fails to detonate.
-as a means of dispersing a biologic or chemical agent.
-to injure rescuers and gain maximum public attention.

Answer 15

to injure rescuers and gain maximum public attention.

Question 16

When assessing a patient who was exposed to a vesicant agent, you should expect to encounter:

-skin blistering.
-loss of hearing.
-vomiting blood.
-profound bradycardia.

Answer 16

skin blistering

Question 17

What does sulfur mustard do to the cells within the body?

-It makes the cells retain water until they explode.
-It causes the cells to release all their energy, which then causes cellular death.
-It makes the cells mutate, which damages and changes the cells and causes cellular death.
-It makes the cells release all their fluids and causes severe dehydration until cellular death occurs.

Answer 17

It makes the cells mutate, which damages and changes the cells and causes cellular death.

Question 18

Pinpoint pupils, vomiting, bradycardia, and excessive salivation are signs of exposure to:

-lewisite.
-soman.
-cyanide.
-phosgene.

Answer 18

Soman

Question 19

You respond to a plastic factory, where numerous people present with shortness of breath, flushed skin, and altered mental status. One of the patients tells you he smelled almonds before he started feeling sick. These people were MOST likely exposed to:

-sarin.
-bleach.
-cyanide.
-chlorine.

Answer 19

Cyanide

Question 20

Factors that have the GREATEST impact on the severity of radiation exposure include:

-age and overall health.
-gender and wind speed.
-the method of dispersal.
-time, distance, and shielding.

Answer 20

time, distance, and shielding